Swansea City have joined Burnley in the race to sign Hull City midfielder Sam Clucas.

In a week that has seen Burnley fail with a second offer of £10m for Clucas, it is understood Swansea have now made an enquiry to officials at the KCOM Stadium.

It remains to be seen when the Swans will follow that up with a firm bid but the 26-year-old has been included on Paul Clement’s list of targets ahead of the transfer window closing in a fortnight.

Swansea banked £45m when selling Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton this week and are eager to sign three new players with those funds.

Clement was asked about an interest in Clucas in his pre-match media duties ahead of hosting Manchester United on Saturday but declined to comment. “I can neither confirm nor deny that one,” said the Swansea boss.

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City are desperate to keep hold of Clucas this summer but mounting interest from the Premier League has left Leonid Slutsky feeling “nervous” ahead of the transfer deadline on August 31.

Burnley’s bids of £5m and £10m have been rejected by the Tigers, with one national newspaper suggesting that City valued Clucas at £20m. The former Mansfield and Chesterfield man is under contract until 2019.

“To keep everyone in this team is very important,” said Slutsky after Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to Wolves. “We have 90 per cent of the squad. We have lost a lot of good players and losing another one could break the whole team.

“I am very nervous about the situation but I hope everything will be good. Sam is a really professional guy and he has a long contract with the club.”